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The homework room in the Boys and Girls Club in Ballard has provided a place for K-8 students to study for many years, and recent improvements have made it an even better place for members and employees.

For years, there was concrete…MORE

The monorail to West Seattle can be built if the public and the Seattle City Council support it, acting monorail board chairman Kristina Hill said last week.

Since the project originated with the people, the project is not getting a fair…MORE

Swedish Medical Center's plan to retool their benefits and new retirement plans have been met with great opposition from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Swedish is one of the last of its kind to offer a traditional pension plan…MORE

Darlene Madenwald said her top priorities in her first run for a Seattle City Council seat would largely focus on the growing healthcare concerns and quality of life.

"I would like a chance to make this city healthier," she said.

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Acting chair for the Seattle Monorail Project, Kristina Hill, said she believes that with the support of the Seattle City Council and the community, the Monorail Project still has a chance to emerge as a successful mass transit system for the…MORE

The Metropolitan King County Council has recognized twelve student winners of the White Center-South Delridge Youth Program anti-drug poster contest.

"The most powerful and convincing arguments that young people should avoid drugs come…MORE

With increasing numbers of fishermen losing their jobs due to fishing restrictions, a new survey has been conducted to help them find new employment.

The Ballard based, Deep Sea Fishermen's Union of the Pacific (DSFU), has surveyed crab…MORE

As part of Mayor Greg Nickels' citywide Restore Our Waters Strategy, a new $300,000 grant program was approved last week that is expected to benefit the quality of the city's aquatic habitat, plus create and finance partnerships between the city…MORE

Swedish Medical Center's plan to retool their benefits and new retirement plans have been met with great opposition from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Swedish is one of the last of its kind to offer a traditional pension plan…MORE

An average of 26 pedestrians die in King County each year as a result of crashes involving motor vehicles, according to a report by Public Health - Seattle & King County.

The report calls for increased pedestrian safety education and…MORE